| Rotator cuff exercises for pitchers are necessary. A | | | | Exercise Using Dumbbells |
| baseball pitcher can easily be booted out of the lineup | | | | Grasping a five-pound dumbbell in each hand, stand |
| and into the dugout by a rotator cuff injury or worse, | | | | perpendicular to the ground with both arms stretched |
| end their career. Pitchers are not alone in this. | | | | sideways forming a 'T'. Sustain the position for a few |
| Swimmers, golfers, weightlifters or any athlete that | | | | seconds then guide your arms back to its place. |
| stresses the shoulder must consider rotator cuff | | | | Repeat fifteen times. If this exercise proves painful, |
| exercises. | | | | you may either use a lighter dumbbell or diminish the |
| Keeping the Arm Warm | | | | number of repetitions. Perform this for a maximum of |
| Shoulder exercises are necessary to keep the arm | | | | three times a week. |
| warm during the off-season and help prevent injuries | | | | Exercise Using Resistance Band or Tubing |
| like muscle tear and inflammation. Tubing exercises as | | | | Rotator cuff exercises for pitchers may involve a |
| well as light dumbbell lifting will help prevent rotator cuff | | | | resistance band. The process is straightforward. |
| injuries. | | | | Obtain a resistance tube that is 2 1/2 or 3 yards long. |
| Developing and Maintaining Strength | | | | Then at a standing position, step on one end of the |
| Playing baseball hastens the wear and tear of the | | | | tubing and gently grab the other end with you hand. |
| rotator cuff making it vulnerable to swelling and other | | | | While grasping the band, lift your arm sideways |
| related injuries. Rotator cuff exercises for pitchers | | | | forming a 90-degree angle. Maintain the position for a |
| cultivate muscle strength and aides in maintaining the | | | | few seconds then lower it back. Do three sets of ten |
| strength during the season. | | | | repetitions twice a week. |